A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
- Journey of the Magi, The
- Jubilate Agno
- Judas
- Judas Kiss, The
- Judge not
- Kairos and [3Logos3]
- Keys of the Kingdom, The
- Killing, The
- King David
- King David dances
- King Jesus
- King Solomon and the ants
- Kingdom of Heaven, The
- Lachrymae Christi
- Lady Lazarus & Lazarus not Raised
- Lamb, The
- Lamb, The
- Last Supper, The
- Latest Decalogue, The
- Law and Gospel, The
- Law given at Sinai, The
- Lazarus laughed
- Let go the whore of babylon
- Let him with kisses of his mouth
- Let the dead bury the dead
- Let there be light!
- Lord of the Flies
- Lord, hear my prayer
- Lot and his daughters I
- Lot and his daughters II
- Love of Christ which passeth knowledge
- Love thy neighbour
- Love. See also 'Agape'
- Lowest place, The
- Lucifer in starlight
- Magi, The
- Mary and Gabriel
- Mary's Song
- Master is come and calleth for thee, The
- May Magnificent, The
- Measure for Measure
- Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
- Messiah
- Moses
- Most Blessed Virgin Mary
- Mount of Olives, The
- Much madness is divinest truth
- My dove, my beautiful one
- My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge
- My true love hath my heart and I have his
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
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NovelDefinition
Belshazzar, the babylonian king, sees a mysterious hand writing these words of judgementThe Babylonian ruler famous for desecrating items from the Jewish Temple by using them at a feast, for which God then judged him via a hand 'writing on the wall'.
Babylon, the capital city of Babylonia in ancient Mesopotamia (mostly modern Iraq), mentioned some 200 times in the Bible.
1. Wisdom.
2. A decision about guilt, and / or the passing of sentence by the person presiding over a court of justice.
3. In the Bible, God's verdict on human behaviour especially on the Day of Judgement at the end of time.
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